People v. Harper

Defendant, George Harper, shot and killed Kenny Rogers on Magnolia Street in Chicago in 1990. Defendant believed Rogers to be a member of street gang which rivalled his own. Following his conviction for that murder, defendant was sentenced to a 50-year prison term. We affirm.

On the day of the murder, Rogers was accompanied by Timothy Jefferson and Jefferson’s brother, Ike Glover, on a walk to a neighborhood store. Several blocks from the store, they happened upon a rowdy group of youths, who began throwing rocks and bottles at the three men. Some of the youths crossed the street and demanded…